Tubing fun.

You know how we went tubing in Steamboat and had a bad experience. Well, Jenelle has been saying how she doesn't want to go to Steamboat anymore. Curt and I thought it would be fun to go tubing down the Platte right here close to home. Jenelle was in tears about it. So as parents do we give in to those tears or do we make her face her fears head on and have a miserable time? Of course, we go tubing. The Platte is really low and slow right now so we thought it would be a good opportunity to get her back in the tube.

We start heading down the river and she is super nervous. She was pointing out every potential obstacle along the way. "ROCK!", she'd shout. It was driving me crazy so I started asking her about school.

"Who do you want for a teacher next year?"
"Mrs. Jennings."
"Why do you want Mrs. Jennings?"
"Because she is the duty teacher. Did you know you can't have school without a duty teacher?"
"I didn't know that. What does the duty teacher do?"
"She watches to see if any kids get owies on the playground."

Then we had a super long discussion about school supplies. Jenelle finally relaxed and enjoyed the ride. At the end she said she had a fun time. I still don't think she is going to want to go tubing in Steamboat, though.